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February 13, 2020 - 8:15am

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clayv

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76

Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson

Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman

Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

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February 28, 2020 - 9:42am

#2151

JimInMD

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79 and Beyond Betty's

I'm not in the know, but it would surprise me if she did much work in 79 and the 80's beyond Oakland and multi-tracks.

Again, happy to be wrong, but I have to think we would have heard more about it by now.
February 28, 2020 - 7:57am

#2152

fourwindsblow

Joined:
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Returned Bettys?

Looks like she taped the Oakland run in '79 maybe she also taped '80 and '81.

Would make a nice box too.
February 28, 2020 - 7:52am

#2153

Sixtus_

Joined:
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Topical Books: The Ultimate Rabbit Hole

All of this book discussion invokes a sure fire rabbit hole to go tumbling down on this subject, if you haven't stumbled into it before. People MUST read the Robert Monroe 'trilogy' of books, starting at the beginning with 'Journeys out of the Body' and then moving through the subsequent books.

This series absolutely blew me away. Talk about an unwitting participant....he has some amazing experiences and has subsequently gone on to found a scientific institute dedicated to his documented 'exploration' techniques. My life was forever changed after ingesting his books just a few years ago. Very very cool and highly recommended:

https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-Out-Body-Out-Body-ebook/dp/B00OWWOM2O

Oh, Casey Janes - love all the beer talk of course and have eyed the 'King Sue' many many times (what can i say, I like T-Rex's & D-IPAs) however I've never actually pulled the trigger given it's price tag, at least around here. It pushes 18 or 19 bucks for a 4-pack, which gets difficult to justify. But your enthusiasm has perhaps pushed me over the edge, and my eye will be looking out for this T-Rex during my beer stop later this afternoon...
February 28, 2020 - 6:41am

#2154

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Iowa....

....makes some damn good brews.
AM Dew filler? Heresy, and I stand firm on that statement.
February 28, 2020 - 6:32am

#2155

KeithFan2112

Joined:
August 6, 2014

Morning Dew 2/27/77

In the immortal words of Vguy, someone had commented on the swing Auditorium show how we also got Morning Dew as a filler track. Vguy responded with " Morning Dew ain't no filler". Truer words have never been spoken. Jimbo mentioned this track for the anniversary, and ironically I somehow left it off of my playlist for the commute to work that day. It was like a blind spot or something. I only have the 80 minutes to crank it so I have to choose the songs carefully.

Anyway to Jim's point, Jerry come super loud, and I think when this first came out I posted about this version possibly with a subject line of blasphemy? And then I went on to say how I prefer it to Cornell. I mean the band has to be in really shity shape on the song for me to not go with a version that features a louder Jerry. And he does play so well on this version. I'm putting it on right now. I was always one of the guys who never had Cornell on tape, and I heard over a dozen 1977 shows before Cornell ever made it into my hands. Yeah it's in the upper echelon of 1977 spring shows, but I do think there's something to fact that Cornell was the first widely available show from 1977, if I've got my history straight. I mean they sound the great every night. For me it boils down to setlist and sound quality. This is the only time you'll hear me complain about Keith - I was not crazy about the polymoog they had him using early in the spring tour. There was this artificial organ sound that just doesn't do it for me. He seems to stray away from it right around the original Mets 1977 box set at St Paul. I don't think he had any choice in the matter personally, but I've read I believe everything that's been documented, and if Jerry wanted keyboard player using something with more sustain, that's what Jerry got. Anyway thanks for the reminder I'm about to crank it.

I started with Fillmore West 1969 during coffee time this morning, and man kids have a different sense of humor all together did I enjoy tying into when I can. They were in hysterics over all the hammering that was going on during the march 27 opening CD. You know the part where Jerry says it's beyond the pale. What are they hammering? Doesn't that bar owner care that they're putting nails into his floor?

I would buy the decade box set someone suggested. Sorry I'm driving and can't find that name. I love to get a great sounding version of that June 17th 1975 show, with the instrumental help on the way. Crazy fingers Etc.
February 28, 2020 - 4:50am

#2156

billy the kid

Joined:
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Returned tapes

Hopefully, 6/17/75 is in those returned tapes, then they could release a decade box set one day, one show from every year, 1970-1979.
February 28, 2020 - 4:06am

#2157

daverock

Joined:
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Early 70s American rock

Sam...yet another reference to an album that was almost a foundational text for me growing up...."Love it to Death" by Alice Cooper.
My take on American rock music between 1972 and 1975 was completely determined by what I read in a music paper called The New Musical Express. The principle writer was one Nick Kent, and his tastes informed my own during that timespan. I came across Alice Cooper through a film clip that was shown on television, and through the hit single "Schools Out" in the summer of 1972. Nick Kent duly informed me that the heart of American rock music lay with Iggy and the Stooges - who were photographed and written about following a 1972 appearance in London, the New York Dolls, MC5, Flamin' Groovies etc. These bands were shortly joined by Patti Smith, Television and The Ramones. This was the face of American rock n' roll to me during the 70s. Of the Allman Brothers and The Band-Jefferson Starship I knew not. I only discovered The Dead because of their cool name, and the constant references to them being purveyors of "acid rock". Of which I was a consumer.
Being an avid reader, and as time passed, I discovered there was more going in American music than was dreamed of in Nick Kent's philosophy. Its a discovery that is still going on today. The proof is in the pudding - hopefully, those first two Cactus albums will arrive later today.
February 28, 2020 - 2:51am

#2158

CaseyJanes

Joined:
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KC Beer

Yes, DHB, Psuedo Sue is from Toppling Goliath in Decorah, IA, as is it’s brother King Sue and also the Mornin Lattes I sent Vguy. I have made mention of them on this board more than once, so no, I’m not trying to pass them off as being from KC, although I wish they were because maybe then they would be slightly cheaper for me, and they are also damn good, so there’s that. They also have a decent size stamping of the state of Iowa right on the can, so as long as your geography IQ is better than say, Donald Trump’s, then you would have a decent chance of figuring out my plan. In KC (Missouri, not KS Donald) we only have one well known (at least regionally) craft brewing company, and that’s Boulevard. They make a couple of decent IPAs, but nothing even close to as good as Toppling’s IPAs. The one I drink most often from there is called space camper. Pretty good but lighter. For the record I live in KC, but I’m from the Kansas side.

Thanks to all for the additional psychedelic book recommendations!

Edit: DHB - have you ever tasted the aforementioned IPAs or other beers from Toppling? What did you think? Also is DeadHeadBrewer a reference to the fact that you brew your own beer? Or maybe to your baseball loyalties....just curious
February 28, 2020 - 2:16am

#2159

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Psychedelia

I enjoyed both the Michael Pollan book and "Heads" by Jesse Jarnow too.Another great one is "Psychedelia; An Ancient Culture A Modern Way of Life" by Patrick Lundborg, which came out in 2012. It doesn't seem to get referenced much, but its a beautiful and far reaching book.

Listened to 2/27/69 yesterday. It never gets old. 2/28/69 today...and hopes for the vinyl releases of the rest of the run. A bit ominous that 3/1/69 isn't coming out this RSD, so fingers crossed for later in the year.
February 27, 2020 - 10:15pm

#2160

Deadheadbrewer

Joined:
February 2, 2010

Pseudo Sue and date oddities

Casey, Pseudo Sue is from Decorah, Iowa. Are you trying to pass it off as K.C. beer? :)

Speaking of whether astrology/numerology is real . . . my two best friends growing up were born on the same day. I hit 40 (tens years back) and my two best adult friends shared the same birthday (albeit a few years apart). My wife at one point had three "friends" who all turned out to be mooches and leeches. Those three "friends" share a birthday.

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

Ordered.

Good times to be a Head . . .

love it

happy days

Suh-weet! Stealth announcement.

Ordered, looking forward to this arriving next month. I bet we get two this year.

Stoked for this one! But…

Stoked for this one! But what’s new with that?

Early box might be because of 50th anniversary releases coming later in the year.

[edit] ....aaaand Dave confirms in the seaside chat that it’s going to be a busy year of releases, so wanted to get this one to us with time to breathe around it.

oh yeah

very nice ordered,,, sounds a little cleaner than my current copy. This appears to give us the complete (?) boston run. 6-9 is a road trip and 6-12 has parts (have to say parts with a boston accent).

Will NOT tell wife. She informed me to stop buying until I get a job.

Is it proper to tell wife of 40 years, fuck you?

Around & Around ~ 6.19.76

There it is !!!!!! !

Dave L. Toss in 7.13.76 Orpheum Theatre bonus cuts. Was just listening to this one. What happened to release of final Orpheum performance?

1976 shows are fire sauce. This is going to be a smokin hot box set desert island Dead. I missed the giants stadium set. Gotta get this one

I went to Hampton Coliseum for dead and company in November. One of the discs spinning was 6.29.76. Pure gold

Other 1976 shows I have heard recently are from Portland, Rochester, Columbus, and Cincinnati. All of the are really sweet.

Sugaree from Columbus is really cool

9.26.72 ~ Bird Song ~ about ten minutes in. Jerry sends in the Mind melters

June 76

Was just thinking about this when I was thinking of what years have not seen a boxset yet.

I guessed 5 shows on fifteen discs but wrong year. Do I get half credit? haha

Nice

Was just reading the Rob Eaton story about the Betty boards return. This looks immensely cool.

I guess I better do my taxes now and hope it's still available when I get my returns. These always seem to come out at the time when I'm strapped. I suspect this will be available for a little while, but you never know.

Vinyl?

Anybody know if they are going to put one of these shows on vinyl like they normally do for the box sets?

4 winds

No prize, but you get to buy.

June 76/ far out!

Fantastic choice Dave, I just bought two copies, one for me and one for my brother. This one is gonna go fast. Thanks for releasing this great music.

'76 Box

Sweet. I've already got all of these except 6/14 and they have always been some of the best played and sounding shows in my vault.

...but you know these are gonna sound waaaay better. And with these shows, that's saying something.
Get 'em while they're hot folks...
:O)

Box Announcement

Schwing!

Dennis. No way!

Looks like LMG was right. And Dave mentioned something big coming out in the fall. Can't believe how excited I am. Is something wrong with me?

Peace folks.

I'm in

locked and loaded - was even able to use the discount they gave me for the no show of JULY 78
fingers crossed should get it by Christmas .

Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 6/10/1976 Digital Single

What is this: Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 6/10/1976 Digital Single?
The set comes with the whole 6/10/76 show, so what is this single about? What's the point?

Sold!

I’ve been asking for these shows for years.

And what’s really crazy, I was going to post something about them this morning, but was late for work so didn’t.

Hey, Bolo was right about this one.

76!

I was just listening to Dicks #20 over the weekend. I ordered it also and I hope to get it by December also - fingers and eyes crossed.

'72 or '73 Box

Coming this fall? Or will it be Spectrum '89?

Ordered

Well that’s the easy bit. Ordered without any problems. Let’s hope I survive the holiday in Algeria at the end of March now that I have something to look forward to :))

Plangentized too

Originally had all of the shows on cassettes, then CD-R, then digital upgrades. Can’t wait to hear them all polished up.
6-19 has always been an FM copy, so that’s the biggest upgrade.
They’re all grate but 6-14 has always been my favorite.

Dennis

Fuck Off seems to work slightly better, not quite as personal, lol

Mbarilla

perhaps we won’t see as that one is widely circulated CD copy from radio broadcast? But great show for sure!

ICCK

Congrats, I know you’ve been jonesing for this one for a long time 😃

Good Medicine

A sincere thank you for this. Been on my box set wish list for a while now.

Fuuuuuuuuuuck Yesssssssssss!!!....

....happy camper here!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Can't believe this one - has my favorite show of all time included....6/11/76

HAPPY DAY DEADFREAKS!

Sixtus

Here's a true story........

Last night I'm in the basement, to spin on the bike. My GD collection upstairs is 1966-1975. Downstairs I keep 1976-1995. So I pick the Capitol 6-17-76 (DaP 28) to listen to whilst spinning. Some amazing playing that reminded me that not all '76 is languid, which is my stereotyping of that year. Let's face it, every year has killer shows and ho-hum shows. So when this sucker popped into my email in-box, I thought, well, that's synchronicity. Then I looked at the show dates.

I was in Boston for one of the four nights in June '76 and clearly remember getting hassled by street walkers en route to the show and on the drive home we had to pull over and sleep in the car.

I caught one of the two nights at the Beacon in NYC. Not sure which.

And I caught the night at the Capitol when they opened with Help On the Way, which is in this box.

So, good chance this box delivers 2-3 shows I attended that year.

And let me say this: they returned from their hiatus in June and played 19 shows -- fresh, excited, etc.

Finally, I think Dave has an obligation to get as many ABCD/returned Betty Boards released as swiftly as possible and this continues that trend of the past 3-4 years. Very glad to have this. And maybe we get another in the fall???

Dennis, try this:

Use a bad British accent and say, Folk offff!

been waiting for this one

took a couple few tries to order, things must be jammin' now

charged up & fresh

been waiting for this one

took a couple few tries to order, things must be jammin' now

charged up & fresh

sorry please remove copies

funny sticky buttons

Happy Crampers and Sleep Walkers???

I think my goggles has gotten boggled… does that really say Dancing>The Wheel>Sugar Mag Scarlet Begonias>SSDD?? Have to check that out! 6/15/76 happening to be the one of the four I’m not familiar with.

Looking forward to this (I've over due for a new box).

Too boxes !

Too Boxsets you say , I’m so grateful, keep up the amazing work Dead Team!!!🙏❤️😎💀🌹💀🌹😳

Can You Pass The Acid Test?

DaP 33 was my “acid test” - if it arrived safe and sound, with no hassle, then I’d feel confident The Great Warehouse Debacle Of ‘19 was behind us, and all systems “Go!” to order with confidence again - it was received without a hitch, just like the days of yore, so no problem seeing my way to order this June 1976 gem of a box set!!! (I hope everyone has had similar good fortune.). Hurry up Spring!!!

Early Box

This is an excellent surprise, I hadn't expected an announcement anytime soon, let alone a box due 3/20. As much as I liked DaP28 6/17/76 and '76 in general, I am psyched for this box. I know you can't judge a show by the set list, but the set lists for these shows look pretty cool. Thought about waiting to order, then thought about missing out and put the order in now. Curious to see what the rest of the year brings.

76 Box Set

Just ordered, 5 complete shows wow, can't wait !

I like 1976

Yep, 76 is fine with me!*

*Just so my "picky deadhead" credentials are not tarnished:
I am disappointed that this will likely delay the release of the remastered multi-track recording of 7/18/76!

I have no interest…

I have no interest whatsoever in this June '76 box. None. Zero. It's gonna be a long wait to see what NEXT year will bring us. First time I've questioned a decision to release.

Help Me! I need Road Trips Boston Music Hall 6/9/1976

If anyone could grace me with a copy of this out-of-print Road Trips, I'd be grateful.

Not sure how I missed this one, but it's too expensive on the secondary market.

Perhaps I could send something you're missing in return.

I also spy with my third eye....

....a new bottle opener goes on sale on 3/20 as well. A perfect gift for CaseyJanes to settle our superbowl bet. He has everything! But he doesn't have that. Me either. Two please!

Seventies Dead

My favorite era. Totally stoked for this one. Order process went smoothly.

Jimi and the Road Trip

check you pm's sir.

76 box -first box of year

Well, nobody saw this coming. I'm in. Mabey.

@HendrixFreak - Help on the Way

I sent you a PM.

Well that put an abrupt end

To the Dap 33 thread 😸😸😸

Hey carlo13

Did you get a cheeky 15% discount voucher for your July 78 no show ?

Not lovin’ it.

At this point releasing any ‘70s box set is redundant. It’s now just a matter of whether I’ll be disciplined enough to pass on this one, as I certainly don’t need it.

Peri

Actually I received a 20 percent discount when I sent a text to rhino about the 3 month wait on the july 78 box and they apologized for the delay. So I used it to buy the Nightfall of diamonds show. They finally said no stock left. Sad. But I did buy one on ebay for $180.

Bolo

Did bolo mention boston for the next box?

Not lovin' it either

I wouldn't go as far as Patagonian Fox in saying that releasing any box sets from the 1970s is now redundant. But releasing anymore from between 1976-1978 may be. At least until the primary years are properly served. ie 1966-1969.

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